Rock Hudson : His Story.
Hudson, Rock; Davidson, Sara.
Place Published: New York, NY, U.S.A.:
Publisher: Williams Morrow and Co., Inc.,
Date Published: 1986.
Description: FIRST EDITION, SIXTH PRINTING. 307 pages with 24 pages of black and white photos. The book is VERY GOOD with bump to bottom front board edge and inscription to the half title page. The dust jacket is in VERY GOOD condition with minor shelf and edgewear. NOT price-clipped. Comes with a new archival BRODART jacket.The dust jacket reads: "For thirty-six years, he had planned, plotted, and protected his image as the romantic hero, the leading man. For thirty-six years he had lived with the fear of being exposed. There had beenyears of furtively exchanging phone numbers and sneaking out at three in the morning. Years of taking beautiful women to premieres, then going home to the man he lived with. Years of being careful not to go out in public with 'too many boys'. Three years of marriage to a woman he thought he could love, which proved impossible. And finally, after the social changes of the sixties and seventies and after Rock's position as a star had become secure, there had been a relaxation. The press knew and protected him. The entertainment world knew and didn't seem to care. Now everyone would know. Rock Hudson would be unmasked. -From Rock Hudson In the days that followed the announcement from a Paris hospital that Rock Hudson had AIDS, he told Mark Miller, his trusted friend of thirty-five years: "I think it's time to write 'the book'." It was time to do what he had resisted since he'd first become a star: to tell the whole story of his life. Drawing on interviews with Mr. Hudson, his letters, photographs, documents (including thirty years' worth of scrapbooks kept by this mother), and unlimited access to his closest circle of friends, Sara Davidson has written the only complete, authorized, and accurate book that tells the intimate story of his life and career. "On screen, he projected the image of a simple soul, not ambivalent or tortured. He was warm and good and pure. He seemed completely what he was at that moment: completely in love, completely brave, completely repentant. Yet in life, Rock Hudson was anything but simple. He was a master of illusion, devious and secretive. Like the Trickster, he appeared to different people in different guises and he would do everything in his power to keep his masks in place." -From Rock Hudson Throughout his career, Mr. Hudson kept his private life private. However, when it became known that he had AIDS, his first concern was that the public know the real story of his life. At this request, his closest friends and colleagues-including Doris Day, Juliet Prowse, and Susan Saint James-have cooperated fully with Sara Davidson in producing the definitive portrayal of one of Hollywood's most enduring stars. Before his death, Mr. Hudson stipulated that all his earnings from this book go to the Rock Hudson AIDS Research Foundation.
Binding: Hard CoverCondition: Very Good in Very Good dj
ISBN: 0688064728
Book Id: 6720
Price: $13.00
